Selected 10th overall in the 2015 NHL draft, Rantanen became a star in Colorado before the Avalanche dealt him to the Carolina Hurricanes in a blockbuster trade in January 2025.
The Hurricanes could not come to an agreement on a contract extension with Rantanen, however, so they shipped him to the Dallas Stars six weeks later.
Rantanen then signed an eight-year, $96 million deal with Dallas.
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